A "branch point" on a phylogenetic tree represents the divergence of two or more taxa from a common ancestor, often showing a split into two descendant lineages.
Un "branch point" en un árbol filogenético representa la divergencia de taxones a partir de un ancestro común, a menudo mostrando una división en dos linajes descendientes.
| Front | branch point |
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| Back | The representation on a phylogenetic tree of the divergence of two or more taxa from a common ancestor. Most [these] are shown as dichotomies, in which a branch representing the ancestral lineage splits into two branches, one for each of the two descendant taxa. |
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